On Lu, 27 apr 20, 12:55:20, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 27 Apr 2020 at 07:20:20 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 08:34:52AM -0400, Jack Dangler wrote:
> > > Surprised you got to the page. I get -
> > >
> > >
> > > Forbidden
> > >
> > > <p>You are not allowed to access this!</p>
> > >
> > > when attempting to access the wiki at all.
> >
> > The wiki admins have blocked certain IP address ranges, presumably
> > as an anti-spam or anti-DoS measure. Unfortunately, this block is
> > extremely intrusive (you can't even read the wiki, let alone write
> > to it), seems to be done at the web server level, is not documented
> > anywhere, and affects real people just trying to read the wiki for help.
> >
> > And since it's not documented anywhere, there's no indication of how
> > to request access (removal from the blacklist, or whatever it is).
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianWiki/FAQ
Not really useful for those who can't access the wiki at all.
Quote from the page above:
Q: Access to wiki.debian.org is blocked with 403 Forbidden
Please mail wiki@debian.org with your IP address.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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